Hemlock or Parsnip

[ladyhawk]

Growing next to water, got me stumped

[ladyhawk]

Oops forgot the pictures

[JennyS]

Parsnip has yellow flowers ........

[treecreeper]

I think it might be Ground-elder, Aegopodium podagraria

[The Woodman]

I was going to say Water Parsnip but Jenny's comment has stalled me. The plant I have growing by my pond that I believe is WP has white flowers and looks just like the images.

I just had a quick look on Google images and can't see a yellow flowered plant.

[ChrisJB]

I'd say lesser water parsnip. It is wild parsnip that has yellow flowers.

Regards, Chris

[ladyhawk]

Thanks everybody, will go for lesser water parsnip.

[badgerwatcher]

The yellow flowers of wild parsnip smell like hot coconut.

[Meta menardi]

Originally Posted by badgerwatcher

The yellow flowers of wild parsnip smell like hot coconut.

...and Hemlock smells of mice.

[AlanS]

Ahem ...

No ring of bracts at the base of the flowerhead (and incorrect upper leaves), so not Lesser Water Parsnip (Berula erecta).

The upper leaves have only three leaflets, the middle one long-stalked, so this also rules out Apium nodiflorum (Fool's Watercress), a terribly variable plant that has upright forms that mimic Berula and cause much confusion.

We cannot see the more helpful basal leaves, but Treecreeper was right - this is Ground Elder (Aegopodium podagraria).

Alan